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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
So the fellow in Times Square we should have waited until then? Based on what you are saying, that's what we should have done. We are just lucky that device didn't actually explode and kill/maim people. So no prevention just swoop in at the nick of time like Jack Bauer?
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There was no plan, there was no bomb until the FBI became involved. It's not a terribly nuanced argument I am making. I question the legitimacy of the FBI creating from scratch favorable environments for arrest. It's certainly worth some skepticism, I think.
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